Business Analyst Expert

NYS Office for People with Development Disabilities (OPWDD) is seeking an Business Analyst Expert.
Day to day task include:

• Gather requirements using different methodologies: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
• Evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information info details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from underlying true needs.
• Communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Use Cases, GUI, and Screen and Interface Designs.

Requirements:

• 84 months of experience working in a healthcare-related government agency that is serving individuals with special needs, translating and documenting technical information for business/program consumption to ensure consistency and common understanding across stakeholder groups.
• 84 months of experience performing business analysis for applications developed in a JAVA software environment.
• 84 months of experience with analysis and documentation of business systems or processes, writing deliverables, business and functional requirements, test plans, training guides, deployment plans, documenting workflow processes, develop use cases, context diagrams, descriptions of data elements, and overall program goals, objectives, and external considerations such as federal and state mandates.
• 84 months of public sector experience communicating and working with high level staff.
• A-CSM (Advanced Certified ScrumMaster) certification

Work hours and location:

• Full time role with engagement lenth of 30 months
• Daily work hours: 8 hours per day, between 7:30 am and 8:30 am, ending by 5:00 pm
• Physical office location: 500 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12304
• 50% Telecommuting will be allowed

Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients. Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.
Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.